Using second law analysis for energy conservation studies in the petrochemical industry

Dennis P. Maloney and James R. Burton

Energy, 1980, vol. 5, issue 8, 925-930

Abstract: We have recently conducted several second law analyses, including one on a catalytic reformer and two on ethylene plants. This paper summarizes our results from these analyses and presents our conclusions regarding the use of second law analysis for energy conservation studies. First, the methodology we developed to perform a second law analysis is presented. Then, as an example, the lost work distribution in catalytic reforming is tabulated and discussed. Such tabulations spotlight the major contributors to inefficiency in a process (e.g. combustion steps). However, to date, no major inefficiency has been found that can be eliminated using today's technology.

Date: 1980
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0360544280901085
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:energy:v:5:y:1980:i:8:p:925-930

DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(80)90108-5

Access Statistics for this article

Energy is currently edited by Henrik Lund and Mark J. Kaiser

More articles in Energy from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().